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What are you asking for X-mas? My list starts with: Colin Chapman - Inside the Innovator What are some of your book, DVD, Lotus/Caterham related gift ideas? On the big ticket side....I'm shooting for new tires

http://www.classicandsportscar.com/news/general-classic-car-news/get-the-best-of-lotus-in-the-new-issue-of-csc Just picked up the latest Classic and Sportscar magazine. Looking forward to the review of the great Lotus models

Created from time lapse photography from the International Space station: Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS on Vimeo What it highlights for me is the narrow band of atmosphere that separates us from the lethal vacuum of space!

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Yes, he is running 175/50/13 CR500 tires I think. It cost him a muffler clamp on a speed bump during the run.

The Darwinian view

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To date, my willingness to try ski diving has been hindered by my concern that if something goes wrong with the back up system, there really is zero chance of survival. Perhaps one day I will graduate from thrills in 2 dimensions and add the 3rd. I tried the 4th dimension a few times in high school and university....I wonder how much smarter I'd be today if I hadn't.

engage gravity!

If you like this story....read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Come-Up-Get-Autobiography-Kittinger/dp/0826348033 Its the autobiography of the guy who on top of being a test pilot,a Vietnam fighter pilot, he helped design the ejection and parachute system for super-sonic air craft that saved this pilot's life. To test it, he jumped out of a helium balloon at 100,000 feet (17 miles up). He hit almost Mach 1 on the way down. What an experience and major respect for the bravery of guys like this.

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Congrats on the sale

Great video The lack of armco is a bit scary. That wire and post side guards make me a bit nervous in an open car

Light my hair on fire fun I bet!

wonderful colour. A nice change from BRG

whats interesting is that before, even with earplugs and ear defenders, the vibration and resonance would work its way into my head (time to wear a tinfoil hat to keep out the signals from the mother-ship I guess). Much better now

I ended up putting about 10 lbs of sound deadening in the following places: -bulkhead behind the seats -on the floor under the seats and floor carpet -Under the carpet in the transmission tunnel -a bit under the dash on the firewall -a bit on the outside of the pedal box -under the carpet in the boot I have to say the car is transformed at highway speeds. It took a huge chunk out of the high pitched ambient sound and vibration of the transmission, propshaft and live axle diff. All the fun with just less fatigue. In my mind, it was well worth the weight and the cost ($150). I came home after a full day drive to the sound of silence (no excess ear ringing).

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Nice but cold run from the east of Toronto to north of Peterborough. Great mix of old and new Lotuses

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Came across this today. It the Lotus passing on the inside or the Porsche on the outside?